Stevens, Robert
2005-09-02T18:02:00Z
2005-09-02T18:02:00Z
2005-09-02T18:02:00Z
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1288
Examining committee chair: Marc Schlossberg
Walkability is an emerging and hot topic in the study of urban form. Many planning scholars and practitioners alike have already examined the many components of the land use-transportation connection and built environment-physical activity link. A rapidly growing area of urban form research concerns how to measure the level of walkability of neighborhoods. Walkability, also referred to as pedestrian accessibility, has and is being measured from a variety of angles. Some of these have used GIS and some others have not. However, very few to none have examined walkability on a street-by-street basis.
This study performed a fine-grained walkability assessment at the street level by collecting data in a cutting edge, high-tech manner using a mobile GIS. Four neighborhood parks in Springfield, Oregon were studied. There were twenty ‘key’ indicators of walkability that were aggregated to the census block level in order to derive an average walkability score. Delineating pedestrian catchment areas around each park using the average walkability score, U.S. Census Bureau TIGER data, and Lane Council of Governments local government street classifications allowed an analysis of the walkable area and quality of the pedestrian amenities. In the end, some indicators were found to be better indicators of walkability, sidewalks being the more prevalent, and that some GIS data can be a substitute for more refined methods of collecting data.
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Walkability
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Neighborhood parks
Walkability Around Neighborhood Parks: An Assessment Of Four Parks In Springfield, Oregon
Thesis

Spradling, Noray-Ann(Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon, June , 2013)

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Spradling, Noray-Ann
2013-07-23T23:39:15Z
2013-07-23T23:39:15Z
2013-06
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/13028
Examining committee: Michael Hibbard, chair; Christopher Bone
Since the popularity of the automobile skyrocketed in the early 20th Century, most urban areas have been designed around their usage at the expense of pedestrians and bicyclists. However, since the early 1990’s, the New Urbanist movement within urban planning has pushed back against this trend and promoted neighborhood designs that create urban environments that allow accessing common daily destinations without the need for driving an automobile. Modern research in the health and planning fields has shown that there are significant health and societal benefits to neighborhoods where walking behavior is encouraged. But increasing the walkability in current neighborhoods requires retroactive changes to take place in the built environment. City governments that wish to increase the walkability of their neighborhoods often find that there is no easy way to locate, identify, and prioritize what changes to make. This study attempts to create a GIS-based assessment tool that city governments can use in targeted neighborhoods to identify the barriers to and opportunities for encouraging walking behavior. This tool can then be used to create recommendations for changes that can be made to achieve the city’s walkability goals. The Trainsong Neighborhood of Eugene was used as a case study to test this assessment tool’s viability in combination with a walking tour of the neighborhood. The results show that there are still areas of improvement to be made in modeling walkable neighborhoods and present a list of recommendations for the City of Eugene to improve the walkability of the Trainsong Neighborhood.
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Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon
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Walkability Assessment of the Trainsong Neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon
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Delancey, Scott
Beavert, Virginia
Beavert, Virginia
2012-12-07T23:13:45Z
2012-12-07T23:13:45Z
2012
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12542
I do two things in my dissertation. One is to tell the history of academic research on my language from the perspective of a Native person who has been involved in this work as an assistant to non-Native researchers. The other is to explain more about my culture and language and how it works from the perspective of a Yakima person who has spoken and used the language her whole life.
My most important task in this dissertation is to explain at more length some of the most basic vocabulary about our ancient culture and way of life. I do this by writing about different important parts of traditional life - life circles, sweathouse, ceremonies, horses, and foods - and explaining the words we use to talk about these and how those words explain the deeper meaning of what we do.
I write this dissertation for the Ichishkíin speaking communities in hope that by documenting our lost traditions they will have a resource from which to learn our ancestors' ways and language. Detailing the traditional practices offers a much needed historical and social accounting of each. I include various dialects and practices shared by other Ichishkíin speaking communities. I incorporate texts, songs, descriptions of dances, and practices in Ichishkíin.
This dissertation contributes also to the fields of sociolinguistics and theoretical linguistics, as well as historical and cultural anthropology. Despite the best efforts of some anthropologists and linguists, all the work done on Yakima Ichishkíin is by researchers from outside the community and is inevitably seen and presented through the lens of the English language, Euro-American culture, and the Western tradition of "objective" scholarship. I am in a unique position to present the research on my language as a contribution to academic scholarship but from a very different perspective, that of a Native speaker and scholar. Implicit in my view of scholarship is the way researchers should work with Native people; therefore, I address how linguists can better work with community members. I discuss the protocols and etiquette expected by Native people in working with non-Natives.
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University of Oregon
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Ethical Field Work in Linguistics
Ichishkiin Language documentation
Ichishkiin/Sahaptin Language
Indigenous language and culture description
Native American Culture
Yakama Nation
Wántwint Inmí Tiináwit: A Reflection of What I Have Learned
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Bates, Kai
McPadden, Raymond
Morley, Kimberly
Rafuse, Stephen
Margerum, Richard
Parker, Robert
Young, Robert F.
2013-05-28T23:55:36Z
2013-05-28T23:55:36Z
2011
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12868
93 pages
With an overall goal of facilitating the revitalization of the Mohawk District, this
concept plan provides goals and strategies for the redevelopment of the Mohawk
District.
By evaluating existing conditions within the Mohawk District, six student teams
developed a neighborhood profile including demographic and economic
conditions and trends, land-use and area infrastructure, and neighborhood
amenities. This profile informed the student groups of opportunities and
constraints for redevelopment of the Waremart Site and the District as a whole.
From this profile, teams developed concepts for redevelopment of the
Waremart Site based around three themes: affordable/mixed-income housing,
medical-related, and light-industrial. In addition, teams developed concepts for
improvements within the larger Mohawk District to support the overall goals of
nodal development.
This concept plan synthesizes goals identified by the six student teams into
key goals for the Waremart Site and the Mohawk District. Some of these goals are complementary, and some indicate different directions goals could take.
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University of Oregon
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City planning -- Oregon -- Springfield
Springfield (Or.)
land use
nodal development
Waremart Site Redevelopment Concept Plan
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Duggan, Edward C., 1971-
2012-03-28T17:35:09Z
2012-03-28T17:35:09Z
2011-09
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12100
xiv, 162 p.
In my dissertation I argue that the invasion of Iraq was a part of a larger project by Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to reestablish the unconstrained use of U.S. military power after the defeat of Vietnam. The study presents the best evidence against the alternative explanations that the invasion of Iraq was the result of an overreaction to 9/11, the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction, a plan to spread democracy in the Middle East, a desire to protect Israel or a plan to profit from Iraqi oil. The study also challenges the leading explanation among academics that emphasizes the role of the neoconservatives in the decision to invade. These academics argue that neoconservatives, such as Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle, successfully persuaded the American President, George W. Bush, and his Vice President, Dick Cheney, of the necessity to eliminate Saddam Hussein by winning an internal policy battle over realists, such as Secretary of State Colin Powell.
With their narrow focus on neoconservatives and realists, scholars have largely overlooked a third group of hawkish policy makers, the primacists. This latter group, centered on Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and Vice President Cheney, had a long standing goal of strengthening the U.S. military and presidential powers in order to pursue U.S. primacy. This goal manifests itself in the invasion of Iraq, a country in the heart of the geopolitically important, oil-rich region of the Persian Gulf.
I demonstrate that it was the primacists, not the neoconservatives, who persuaded the President to go to war with Iraq. Through historical process tracing, especially through a close look at the careers of the major policy actors involved and their public statements as well as declassified documents, I provide strong evidence that these leaders wanted to pursue regime change in Iraq upon taking office. The invasion of Iraq would extend the War on Terror, providing an opportunity to pursue their long-held policy of strengthening the power of the presidency and transforming the military into a high-tech and well-funded force.
Committee in charge: Jane Kellet Cramer, Chairperson/Advisor;
Lars S. Skålnes, Member;
Daniel J. Tichenor, Member;
Val Burris, Outside Member
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, Ph. D., 2011;
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International relations
Political science
Social sciences
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Cheney, Richard B.
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006
War lobby
Primacists
The War Lobby: Iraq and the Pursuit of U.S. Primacy
Iraq and the Pursuit of U.S. Primacy
Thesis

Sheppler, Christina, 1980-
2010-03-10T02:02:00Z
2010-03-10T02:02:00Z
2009-06
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10252
xiii, 164 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Research in the warnings literature has investigated several factors that may affect motivation to comply with the information contained in warnings. However, little research in this area has examined the role that emotion may play in motivating behavior. Three studies were conducted to determine whether participants had an emotional response to warning labels, and, if so, whether the activated emotions were related to behavioral intentions. In Study 1 ( N = 202), participants were asked to imagine themselves in specific situations in which they needed to use particular products. They were then presented with actual warning labels from common consumer products. Both before and after presentation of the warning, participants were asked to rate the extent to which they felt specific emotions and their behavioral intentions. For the majority of the products, surprise and fear increased after exposure to the warning labels. In addition, fear predicted likelihood of use for 9 of the 12 products. In Study 2 ( N = 200), the general framework of the Extended Parallel Process Model (Witte, 1992) was used in an attempt to manipulate fear responses to the warning labels. Four warning labels were created by varying severity of the consequences (low, high) and efficacy of the precautionary instructions (low, high). Participants exposed to the high severity/high efficacy warning label reported higher levels of fear than those in the other three conditions. Fear was negatively correlated with likelihood of use, but positively correlated with precautionary intent. Study 3 ( N = 256) was conducted in an effort to replicate the findings of Study 2 and determine whether the findings would generalize when the four warning labels were paired with a different consumer product. Participants in the high severity conditions reported higher levels of fear than those in the low severity conditions. Again, fear was negatively correlated with likelihood of use and positively correlated with precautionary intent. Possible reasons for the different effects of severity and efficacy on the fear responses for Studies 2 and 3 are explored. Implications of the findings, study limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.
Committee in charge: Robert Mauro, Chairperson, Psychology;
Sara Hodges, Member, Psychology;
Paul Slovic, Member, Psychology;
Debra Merskin, Outside Member, Journalism and Communication
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Psychology, Ph. D., 2009;
Warning labels -- Psychological aspects
Emotion
Effect of fear
Fear
Social psychology
Warning labels and emotion: The effect of fear on likelihood of use and precautionary intent
Effect of fear on likelihood of use and precautionary intent
Thesis

University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop
McCarthy, Cameron
Parker, Bob
McArthur, Colin
Gatz, Casey
Patricolo, Francesca
Scafa, Stephanie
2010-12-09T23:34:28Z
2010-12-09T23:34:28Z
2010-09
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10889
134 pp. Maps, tables, figures, appendices.
This is Warrenton’s first Parks Master Plan and it is designed to guide development of
the City parks system over the next 20 years (from 2010 until 2030). A parks master
plan is a long-term vision and plan of action for a community’s parks system. This plan
identifies strategies and techniques for operation and development of parks, land
acquisition, and funding. Through this plan, the City of Warrenton will continue
improving the service and quality of its parks to meet the needs of current and future
residents.
The Parks Master Plan specifically delivers five planning elements:
» Provides an inventory of existing parks and an analysis of appropriate park
classifications and standards;
» Identifies current and future park needs using input from the community as well as
technical data;
» Includes a capital improvement plan (CIP) that enables the City to achieve its goals;
» Creates a strategy for short and long-term land acquisition; and
» Identifies potential funding techniques and sources to implement the CIP.
This plan was prepared by Cameron McCarthy Gilbert & Scheibe Landscape Architects and
Planners (CMGS) in association with the University of Oregon’s Community Planning
Workshop (CPW)
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Parks -- Oregon -- Warrenton -- Planning
Warrenton (Or.)
Warrenton Parks Master Plan
Book

Muller, Brook
Hart, Bennett
2010-08-04T22:59:25Z
2010-08-04T22:59:25Z
2010
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10581
41 p. : ill. (some col.)
This advanced level research and development focused design studio explored the potential synergies between transit-oriented development (TOD) and habitat sensitive and low impact design. Students were asked to generate dense schemes closely tied to non-motorized transit infrastructure
that were rich with green (living) amenities and that support the ecological health of the local community and surrounding region.
This report was made possible through the effort and input of many. Thank you to all who helped re-vision future “green” development at the Crossings at Gresham.
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University of Oregon
Mixed-use developments -- Oregon -- Gresham
Gresham (Or.)
Water, Microecologies+ Density: Transit-Oriented Development at Gresham Crossings
Article

University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop(University of Oregon, March , 2015)

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University of Oregon. Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Community Planning Workshop
2015-03-25T23:55:23Z
2015-03-25T23:55:23Z
2015-03
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18832
146 pages
In the summer of 2014, the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) surveyed its member cities to obtain information about utility rates and other system characteristics for water, wastewater and stormwater. The League contracted with the Community Service Center (CSC) at the University of Oregon to help design and conduct the survey. The 2014 survey includes many topics from the 2009 survey and covers areas beyond just rates and charges.
The League of Oregon Cities
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University of Oregon
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
community development
land use planning
Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Survey March 2015
League of Oregon Cities
Community Service Center
Community Planning Workshop
Community and Regional Planning
Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Survey
Technical Report

McKee, Roxanne Rebecca
2014-09-18T18:06:40Z
2014-09-18T18:06:40Z
2013-11
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18268
47 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Art and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2013.
This portfolio thesis seeks to better understand the relationship between abstraction and
representation in oil painting. To do so I researched past schools of thought that
continue to hold influence, beginning with Greenberg's views on modernism. I also
considered select contemporary artists who contend with both aesthetics in their work.
Most significantly, I created a collection of oil paintings to explore my research
questions and resolve the rift in how I used abstraction and representation in my own
work. As art critic Terry Myers discusses, today's artistic climate embraces coalition,
which is what I aimed to foster in my own artistic practice through this undertaking.
This thesis contributes insight on the creative process as well as a new collection of oil
paintings that furthers my personal growth as an artist and addresses a topical question
in the field of contemporary painting.
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon thesis, Dept. of Art, Honors College, B.A., 2013;
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Abstraction
Representation
Fine Art
Oil Painting
Creative Thesis
Mary Heilmann
Ways of Seeing: Exploring the Intersection of Representation and Abstraction in a Contemporary Oil Painting Practice
Thesis / Dissertation

Laurie, Leona, 1976-
2008-11-26T01:43:15Z
2008-11-26T01:43:15Z
2008-06
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/7894
xi, 83 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.
Traditional media companies are launching new marketing strategies that make
use of the tools Web 2.0, the interactive Internet, has to offer. This thesis examines the
elements of the traditional marketing mix (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) in a
Web 2.0 context.
Using generative criticism to conduct a rhetorical analysis of articles from
Billboard and Variety magazines and a series of interviews with marketing practitioners,
I present case studies and industry context for two media companies-Live Nation and
NBC-that typify the transition into the digital era. The themes that emerge support my
argument that the ultimate effect Web 2.0 is having on the marketing of media is a
blurring of the lines between the elements of the marketing mix and increasing ambiguity
in the definition of product. These findings are consistent with the principles of
remediation theory, the idea that new media embrace old media and transform them.
Advisers: Julianne H. Newton, Kelli Matthews, Patricia Curtin
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University of Oregon
University of Oregon theses, School of Journalism and Communication, M.S., 2008;
Web 2.0 and the Marketing of Media: The (R)evolution of Product
Thesis